Experts say New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit likely contributed to death

[Baitball Blogger]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Experts say a New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water can be deadly in excessive amounts.

Natasha Harris, a 30-year-old, stay-at-home mother of eight from Invercargill, died of a heart attack in February 2010. Fairfax Media reported that a pathologist, Dr. Dan Mornin, testified at an inquest Thursday that she probably suffered from hypokalemia, or low potassium, which he thinks was caused by her excessive consumption of Coke and overall poor nutrition.

Harris' partner, Chris Hodgkinson, testified that Harris drank between 8 and 10 liters (2.1 and 2.6 gallons) of regular Coke every day.

"The first thing she would do in the morning was to have a drink of Coke beside her bed and the last thing she would do at night was have a drink of Coke," Hodgkinson said in a deposition. "She was addicted to Coke."

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-04-20/business/sns-ap-as-new-zealand-coca-cola-death_1_coca-cola-coke-soft-drink-giant

[dimbear]

1. That much sugar would kill a horse.

Diet Coke isn't exactly a health drink, but it's loads less likely to give you diabetes.

[sakabatou]

2. Holy...!

[kiva]

3. Also read she smoked a pack and a half a day,

and didn't eat well.

[struggle4progress]

5. Are you trying to distract us from the dangers of Coke?

"She smoked a pack and a half a day"

What does that have to do with her death from excessive Coke?

[Chan790]

4. Note to self:

Switch to Pepsi.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. LOL!

[gratuitous]

7. Stoopid hoomins

Really and no shit: Is there ANYTHING somebody, somewhere won't abuse? "Yeah, let's legalize all the drugs!" There's a great fucking idea! I want to spend the rest of my days going to funerals of young people who fried themselves on a variety of body-wasting substances. Damn, we can't even handle Coca-Cola responsibly.